Pee-Wee Herman, Bellator Locked in Legal Battle

[SHOGUN]

It's a two-page article and I'm not going to CNP the entire thing.

Though he signed his name to the contract 21 months ago, as it now stands, Dave Herman will be conspicuously absent from the Bellator Fighting Championships season three heavyweight tournament that kicks off Aug. 12 in Hollywood, Fla.

Bellator attorney Patrick English confirmed to Sherdog.com on Tuesday that Herman will not be taking the eighth and final slot in the field, as the fighter and promotion are embroiled in ongoing litigation.

Herman, 25, is suing Bellator Fighting Championships for allegedly breaching a six-fight, 30-month contract he signed into with the promotion on Oct. 28, 2008. Herman is also claiming tortuous interference on the part of Bellator for a handful of fight assignments -- including a four-fight contract offer from Strikeforce -- he’s tried to secure since January. The promotion is countersuing for alleged breach of contract as well.

In 2008, Herman said he was “really excited” to sign with the debuting Bellator league because he felt the slickly packaged promotion had potential to be a player in the market. Back then, Herman was an undefeated prospect who’d gained buzz for three consecutive TKO wins in EliteXC. Bellator scouted Herman for an eight-man heavyweight tournament the promotion planned for fall 2009, though the fighter’s contract stipulated that Bellator had to provide him at least two fights in one year’s time.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...l-Battle-25797

I've always wondered where Herman went to. He's an intriguing talent and it's a shame that he's going to be locked into this dispute for a while.

[Champ]

Fuck you i thought you meant the real Pee Wee Herman

[Liquidrob]

I am very high on Bellator, but after reading this today and other stuff here and there I'm not sure about how they operate sometimes, Herman having a tough time, I think Jorge Masvidal has had a similar issue, correct me if I'm wrong, can't remember the details

I also read they have really strict champion and even tournament winner clauses

This Rebney guy doesnt have the best rep in the boxing world either

[EmpireWF]

But hey, Rebney really badly wants to book Alvarez/Melendez and Coker won't let him.

So there

[Liquidrob]

But hey, Rebney really badly wants to book Alvarez/Melendez and Coker won't let him.

So there

I doubt Coker will do any co-promotion with Bellator now, just seems like Bellator is going the UFC route with there promotion, as more stuff comes out about Rebney it makes it much harder

[EmpireWF]

I doubt Coker will do any co-promotion with Bellator now

He was never going to do it (Melendez/Alvarez)

[Warner2BruceTD]

I doubt Coker will do any co-promotion with Bellator now, just seems like Bellator is going the UFC route with there promotion, as more stuff comes out about Rebney it makes it much harder

Why should Coker ever co promote with Bellator? It only benefits Bellator. Same reason Dana has no reason to co promote with anyone. Why split profits with a promoter piggybacking a more successful promoter?

Co promoting only works in the rare case that two promoters have equal exposure and each have a comperable draw which allows both groups to draw more money than they could on their own. I can't think of a fight right now that would accomplish that.